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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1885
Died
December 7, 1981
Place of Birth
San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Also Known As
- William Edmonds
- Billy Edmunds
- Bill Edmunds
- Michele Frondino Pellegrino
- Michael Fondonia Pellegrino
- Michele F. Pellegrino
- Michael F. Pellegrino
- Michele Pellegrino
- Michael Pellegrino
- Michele Giuseppe Pellegrino
William Edmunds
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Italian born William Edmunds (born Michele F. Pellegrino) was a stage, screen, and television actor, in films from 1934 to 1953, his television career continuing to 1959. Edmunds is best remembered for his portrayal of bar owner Giuseppe Martini in the 1946 holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life.
Known For
6.7
Papa Puccini
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.4
Caminello
The Caddy
1953
6.2
Mr. Baganucci
Double Dynamite
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
5.8
Mr. Jensen
The Lawless
1950
6.8
Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
6.9
Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Any Number Can Play
1949
4.2
Professor Berger
Ringside
1949
5.0
Don Luis Alvarado
The Big Sombrero
1949
6.7
Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
Credits
77 Sunset Strip
as Papa Puccini
1958
6.7
The Caddy
as Caminello
1953
6.4
Double Dynamite
as Mr. Baganucci
1951
6.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
The Lawless
as Mr. Jensen
1950
5.8
Mr. Soft Touch
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
1949
6.8
Any Number Can Play
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
1949
6.9
Ringside
as Professor Berger
1949
4.2
The Big Sombrero
as Don Luis Alvarado
1949
5.0
The Three Musketeers
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
1948
6.7
The Pirate
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
1948
6.4
13 Lead Soldiers
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
1948
6.0
Where There's Life
as King Hubertus II
1947
5.8
The Lost Moment
as Vittorio
1947
6.1
That Hagen Girl
as Corey (uncredited)
1947
4.8
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
1947
6.3
The Man I Love
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
1946
6.1
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
1946
8.3
Swamp Fire
as Emile Ledoux
1946
5.2
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Whortle
1946
4.0
A Bell for Adano
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
1945
5.7
Dangerous Passage
as Capt. Saul
1944
4.4
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
1944
6.0
The Climax
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
1944
5.5
Till We Meet Again
as Henri Maret
1944
6.0
The Seventh Cross
as Aldinger (uncredited)
1944
6.7
Madame Curie
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
1943
7.2
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
1943
6.5
Background to Danger
as Waiter with Information
1943
6.6
Edge of Darkness
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
1943
6.2
Assignment in Brittany
as Plehec
1943
6.6
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
1943
8.1
Reunion in France
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1942
6.4
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
1942
6.5
The Pied Piper
as Frenchman
1942
6.8
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
1942
5.9
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gustav
1942
4.5
Paris Calling
as 'Professor', the bar owner
1941
5.4
They Met in Bombay
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
1941
7.3
A Very Young Lady
as Abner (uncredited)
1941
1.0
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
1941
4.4
Baby Blues
as Mr. Gubitosi
1941
6.0
Forbidden Passage
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
1941
6.3
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
1941
6.0
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
1940
5.8
Girls Under 21
as Tony Mangione
1940
4.0
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
1940
7.1
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
1940
7.4
Girl from Havana
as Ricco, the bartender
1940
5.0
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Gardener (uncredited)
1940
6.4
The Great McGinty
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
1940
6.9
The Mortal Storm
as Lehman
1940
7.3
Earthbound
as Chris
1940
4.0
Strange Cargo
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
1940
7.0
Know Your Money
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
1940
9.0
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
1940
5.1
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
1940
8.1
Everything Happens at Night
as Hotel Clerk
1939
4.1
Geronimo
as Scout
1939
4.6
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
1939
5.8
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Albert
1939
6.4
Fixer Dugan
as Smiley
1939
6.5
Idiot's Delight
as Dumptsy
1939
6.1
Shadow of Doubt
as Butler
1935
6.2
Going Spanish
as Gaucho
1934
5.8